James 4:15

For that ye [ought] to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

For that {G473} ye {G5209} ought to say {G3004}, If {G1437} the Lord {G2962} will {G2309},{G2532} we shall live {G2198}{G2198}, and {G2532} do {G4160}{G4160} this {G5124}, or {G2228} that {G1565}.

Instead, you ought to say, “If Adonai wants it to happen, we will live” to do this or that.

Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 19:21 (21 votes)

    ¶ [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

  • Hebrews 6:3 (17 votes)

    And this will we do, if God permit.

  • Lamentations 3:37 (12 votes)

    ¶ Who [is] he [that] saith, and it cometh to pass, [when] the Lord commandeth [it] not?

  • Acts 18:21 (11 votes)

    But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

  • Romans 1:10 (8 votes)

    Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:7 (6 votes)

    For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

  • Romans 15:32 (5 votes)

    That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.